You all saw this one coming. I realize that this blog is two months late, so hopefully you can still appreciate it. I really wanted to share some pictures and video footage of my time in Swaziland … Read more about The Swaziland Photo and Video Blog
Jesus had HIV
[Okay, not really. But I think He probably would have had it.] This post is my heart. And my heart is bleeding a lot as I write this. While I was in Swaziland I had a dream where I was … Read more about Jesus had HIV
What love can do
Some of you think God doesn't move anymore. You think God doesn't speak today. You think the Gifts of the Spirit have ceased. You think that miracles don't don't happen anymore. If this is you, … Read more about What love can do
He is my shadow
I've typed this blog out too many times. I've come to this Word document too many times. I've stared at this screen too long. I don't know how to put this into words. The year I spent … Read more about He is my shadow
Loving with no condition
Jesus whispered, "Kiss babies." I am standing under a roof made of scrap metal next to a preschool. I am watching dozens and dozens and dozens and dozens of four, five, six year olds whiz by me. … Read more about Loving with no condition
Creation
The heavens declare the glory of God; The skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; Night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where … Read more about Creation
Africa, Georgia, Jesus
I slammed the door and ran outside to the field. I didn't know what I was doing or where I was going, I just knew I needed to be alone. The grass in this field was taller than I was, and thankfully … Read more about Africa, Georgia, Jesus
“Give till it hurts”
"I can't give away my money, I'm saving to be a missionary." Probably the most pathetic oxymoron ever. But that is my number one excuse for not living out what Jesus asks me to. I can't begin to … Read more about “Give till it hurts”
I am going back!
On a ridiculously hot African Summer morning in January 2010, I had the privilege to go to a church that Surprise Sithole, International Director of Iris Ministries, started a couple years earlier (In … Read more about I am going back!